PLA Strategy in a Taiwan Contingency

Temstar said:

B-21 is the only project going well on the other side of the pacific. Nuclear sub construction isn't a disaster yet but looks like it's going downhill too.

It's kind of why H-20 is taking on symbolic importance hence why Ayi and Yankee as referring to it as "九鼎".

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jx191 said:

Earlier this week we heard that apparently Xi Jinping is pushing for Trump to officially oppose Taiwanese independence as well, in return for other interests.

What does everyone think about that? There was some discussion here earlier but I'd like to hear everyone's analysis and viewpoints in more detail considering the talks with US are close now.

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ZeEa5KPul said:

But the defense spending isn't heavy at all. It looks heavy because of the results, but the results are impressive because of China's gargantuan industrial capabilities, not because of unsustainable financial expenditure.

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FriedButter said:

If it is true then I see them as separate matters. As in the US stance of changing “does not support” to “oppose” will not be a road block for China in upcoming discussions. However, China may be using this issue as a tool to probe the intentions of Trump and his anti-China hawk admin. As everyone knows by now that Trump 2.0 foreign policy has been a policy of trickery, deception, duplicity, and lies.

The negotiations and talks is about stabilizing the bilateral relationship in the short term while the policy over the Taiwan will determine the long term relations. Biden and his neocons were asked the same question. They told China one thing and then did the exact opposite of what they told China.

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